DEVRY ACCT571 WEEK 3 Peachtree Lab 1 of 5: General Ledger

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In this Lab you will begin using Peachtree Complete 2010 General Ledger Accounting Software. All of your work will be done using the following:

• Practice Set: "Comprehensive Assurance & Systems Tool (CAST), An Integrated Practice Set, 2nd Ed., by Laura R. Ingraham and J. Gregory Jenkins. This Practice Set uses the "Winery at Chateau Americana" case project.
• Peachtree Complete 2010 software available from the iLab tab under Course Home

Create a file named PT_Lab_1_LastName_FirstInitial.docx. It should contain screen prints of your work as indicated in the lab steps.

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STEP 1: Preparation

• Open a Word document and save it as PT_Lab_1_LastName_FirstInitial.docx. This is where you will paste your screen shots of your progress through this Lab.
• At the top of the Word document, add the following:
  
  • Your Name
  • Your Instructor's name
  • Course Number
  • Date
  • Peachtree Lab
    
• When indicated in the lab steps, take a screenshot of your computer screen and paste it to this file. At the end of the Lab, you will upload this Word document containing the screen shots to this week's Lab dropbox.
• Review the Tutorial: "General Ledger - Setup New Company"
• Read pages AIS-35 to AIS-49 in the CAST Practice Set Book
• Start Peachtree: Open the iLab Tab in Course Home and then click on the "Toolwire" link.
  

STEP 2: Setting up a new company

• Starting on page AIS-36: "SETTING UP A NEW COMPANY", complete Requirements 1-11.
• At Requirement # 4 on page AIS-44, take a screenshot and paste it to your Word document.
• Label this screenshot – "New Company"

Note: You can close the file and Peachtree will automatically save your work.

STEP 3: Setting up a General Ledger

• Starting on page AIS-40: "SETTING UP THE GENERAL LEDGER", complete steps 1 thru 5.

Note: You can close the file and Peachtree will automatically save your work.

STEP 4: Setting Up Beginning Balances

• Starting on page AIS-46: "SETTING UP BEGINNING BALANCES", complete steps 1 thru 4.
• At step 3, page AIS-46, make a screenshot and paste it to your Word document.
• Label this screenshot – "Beginning Balances"
  

STEP 5: Setting Up User Security

• Starting on page AIS-46: "SETTING UP USER SECURITY", complete steps 1 thru 9.

STEP 6: Submitting the Deliverables

• Close Peachtree and your work will be automatically saved by Peachtree.
• Deliverable
  • Save your Word document containing your two screen shot.
  • Submit the Word document to this week's Lab dropbox.